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Haidee, bionaut in Pod OneJerrold, bionaut in Pod TwoSamara, bionaut in Pod ThreeFoster, bionaut in Pod Four

As always, you check the vital signs of each pod, one by one.

Pod One: Haidee. Oxygen: 21.05%. Carbon Dioxide: 0.040%. Water Temperature: 75 degrees F. All within standard limits.

Pod Two: Jerrold. Oxygen: 21.02%. Carbon Dioxide: 0.043%. Water Temperature: 73 degrees F. Nothing too alarming here.

Pod Three: Samara. Oxygen: 21.23%. Carbon Dioxide: 0.038%. Water Temperature: 76 degrees F. Oxygen and temperature are both a little high.

A glance at her mission log tells you that Samara is sleeping right now, so you send her a message to read when she wakes up.

But then you look at Pod Four, Foster's pod. Oxygen: 20.51%. And even worse: Carbon Dioxide: 0.44%. Immediately you push a button: SYSTEM ALERT.

Now you grab the microphone and broadcast: "Foster: Alert! Your O2's low and CO2's reaching dangerous levels. What's going on?"

Research effects of high CO2

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